Electronic coupon system
First Claim
1. Method of providing an Electronic Coupon System comprising:
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Abstract
SV coupon system offers a new, unified and unique approach to make the coupon based incentive mechanism more effective and convenient for both online and in-store customers and issuers of coupons. In addition, it supports tracking of coupons through their lifecycle.
SV coupon system is not specific to any protocol and is based on standards like Extensible Markup Language (XML). It is a server-side solution, with no client-side changes, with customers being able to access their coupons from anywhere via the Internet or Point of Sale devices. Coupons issued by the Issuer can be stored by the consumer at a participating portal fore later redemption at a Retailer. The SV Trading System interacts with all the required parties to perform coupon-trading operations such as selling, buying or exchanging of coupons.
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22 Claims
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1. Method of providing an Electronic Coupon System comprising:
- 2. Coupon generation, Coupon distribution, Coupon Storage, Coupon Storage Management, Coupon Verification, Coupon Redemption for cash, value or coupon and Coupon Trading.
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19. The method of a Coupon Trading system, wherein electronic coupons can be bought, sold or exchanged for value by parties.
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22. The method of digitally signing the coupons by each of the party involved when it passes from one entity to another.
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